To Praise A Prairie Winter Poem by William B. Petricko

To Praise A Prairie Winter

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Chase a prairie winter
through swirling mounds of snow
while winds unharnessed wail and blow
and eyes peak out through frosty lash
to joy at thirty five below
a circling sundog's flash.

Ponder prairie winter
midst darkness of the night
while age worn ways are whispered white
and soft descending flakes declare
that earth, to snowy hope's delight
will chart new paths to share.

Sing a prairie winter
as plodding through the deep
young children wakened from their sleep
without the weight of ancient woe
and frozen choices left to reap
make angels in the snow.

Taste a prairie winter
deep in the lungs the fill
of calloused cold, the tingling chill
that favours none yet bears no shame
although perverse its twisted thrill
to nip each nose the same.

Hold a prairie winter
for just a few more days
then just before the river frays
sling one last skate without a care
while folks debate why spring delays
as if that were quite rare.

Praise a prairie winter
just wait until July
when feeling like we're going to die
'cause thirty five contains a plus
it's then that we recall just why
our winters rate no fuss.

(c) 2014

Friday, January 3, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: winter
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Winter is my favourite season and the main reason I live in Winnipeg (aka Winterpeg) on the Canadian prairies. We have had a most excellent winter so far this year(13-14) truly a cold, clean, and classic prairie winter. I have been working on the poem for over 4 years but feel that although it will likely be further edited, it finally captures my winter wonderment in ways that invite the reader to 'taste' winter through the eyes of us hearty Canucks who celebrate life on the prairies and the far northern territories. January 2,14
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Saiom Shriver 22 September 2014

I love the progression from chase and ponder to hold and praise A poem to convert those who are winterphobic

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Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi 03 January 2014

the prairie winter seems to be very beautiful..Thank you for sharing..

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